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Dick Polman

Dick Polman

Opinion contributor Dick Polman, a veteran national political columnist based in Philadelphia and a Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania, writes at DickPolman.net. His work appears on Mondays on the Capital-Star's Commentary Page. Readers may email him at [email protected].

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Did this trio of Trump lawyers deal their careers an irrecoverable blow? | Dick Polman

By: - July 17, 2023

It’s been satisfying to see those guys suffer the consequences of fronting for a crime boss.

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Republicans crying over cocaine at the White House have forgotten Jan. 6 | Dick Polman

By: - July 10, 2023

What's more worrying in 2024: A summer mystery about white powder? Or a threatened White House restoration of white power.

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Getting … stuff … done: A winning message for Dems in 2024 | Dick Polman

By: - July 3, 2023

Results are always better than the MAGA sideshow. It's not a tough choice.

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The Hunter Biden hunt ends not with a bang, but a whimper | Dick Polman

By: - June 26, 2023

Naturally, twice-indicted Donald Trump is very upset about this plea deal.

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he makes a visit to the Cuban restaurant Versailles after he appeared for his arraignment on June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges including possession of national security documents after leaving office, obstruction, and making false statements. (Photo by Alon Skuy/Getty Images)

Trump didn’t get the turnout he wanted for his Miami perp walk | Dick Polman

By: - June 19, 2023

Why didn't the MAGA faithful show up? They were afraid of going to jail.

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Chris Christie won’t win the GOP prez nomination. But he can serve a good purpose | Dick Polman

By: - June 12, 2023

It takes a brawler to fight a brawler. The combative former Garden State governor fits the bill.

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The U.S. Capitol Building on June 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

We should feel good about sane adults reaching across the aisle | Dick Polman

By: - June 5, 2023

The debt ceiling deal is the kind of compromise voters say they want from their elected leaders.

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With TV town hall, Trump suckered CNN right into his sewer | Dick Polman

By: - May 15, 2023

Trump was emboldened by the audience questions, which were more vapid and than we could’ve predicted.

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Rep. Justin Jones, left, and Justin Pearson, right, were expelled from the Tennessee House. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout).

Flexing its muscle, Gen Z puts MAGA on defense | Dick Polman

By: - April 17, 2023

I’m updating a plea uttered by Princess Leia in “Star Wars”: “Help us, Generation Z! You’re our only hope!” Fortunately, the youngest voters in the electorate (current ages 18 to 26) are already helping us, big time. By landslide margins, as best evidenced at the ballot box, they’re sickened by the MAGA GOP’s racism, sexism, […]

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(Photo via the Tennessee Lookout)

A Mom’s Plea: ‘How is this still happening? How are our children still dying?’ | Dick Polman

By: - April 3, 2023

They are dying, and will continue to die, because America’s spineless 'leaders,' cowed by the gun lobby, have given up.

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Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis at a news conference at Pinellas County schools, Aug. 11, 2021. (Credit: Gov. DeSantis Facebook/The Florida Phoenix).

Ron DeSantis talks tough to Disney, but is a Putin appeaser | Dick Polman

By: - March 20, 2023

Putin needs a Neville Chamberlain in the White House. DeSantis fits the bill to a T.

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on Nov. 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Rupert Murdoch said the quiet part about Fox News out loud | Dick Polman

By: - March 6, 2023

The rajah of right-wing propaganda has been stripped bare.